On Saturday, I texted my friend Molly: If you're here tomorrow, come over to my house for games and beer. She texted back: What time? Can Chris come? I replied: 6pm. Chris is always welcome at the Wheaton Secret Headquarters! Yesterday, while we were at my friend's house for his birthday dinner,...

It sucks things went down the way they did, but this post [http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/wwdnbackup/2008/04/what-scalzi-sai.html] made a while back referring to this Scalzi article [http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/04/03/reader-request-week-2008-10-meeting-authors-and-me/] covers meeting people at cons quite nicely.
Trying to remember that celebrities are people too will not always sooth bruised feelings when you really REALLY wanted something from them (like a photo), but hopefully it will help to gain some perspective why people can't be "on" all the time.
When I worked as a massage therapist, I really hated that people would ask me for massage outside of my office hours. Instead I would work 8-10 hours and come home to friends and family asking me to work on their trouble spots. Now apply the same concepts to being a celebrity, and you start to get a picture of why celebs really don't like being bothered outside of their "hours".
I don't think Wil did anything really wrong here, you just took it personal when it wasn't meant to be.
My two cents.

I was not happy that I had to cancel my appearance at the Denver Comicon this weekend, mostly because I knew that there were a significant number of people who bought tickets specifically because I was going to be there. Aaron Douglas did a magnificent job (because he is awesome) replacing me, a...

Yesterday, I overheard some twentysomethings complaining about how much they hated their jobs. After a few minutes, it became clear that none of them took high school seriously, and at least a couple of them had dropped out of community college because it was, in their words, "too hard." I Twitt...

As I can't really come up with anything creative, witty, or even remotely original to say, I will echo the statements of those before me.
It is a pleasure to meet you all. May we (the internet) prove worthy of the trust and faith you have placed in us by introducing us to your family.
A toast to the Wheatons!

"I have to tell you," Jonathan Coulton's wife said to me on the last night of the cruise, "how wonderful your boys are." "I have two daughters," Peter Sagal's wife told Anne, "and I hope this isn't weird or creepy, but I really hope they meet guys like your sons." "Dude, you know you raised your...

Late last night, we wraped season four of Eureka. During a break in filming, I grabbed Neil Grayston and made one final stupid cellphone video from the set: You can see all my stupid cellphone videos at my YouTube page of stupid videos.

A long time ago, on an Internet far, far away, John Scalzi's brain unleashed the most epic and awesome and WTF image ever known in the history of all the tribes: The Unicorn Pegasus Kitten. But a Unicorn Pegasus Kitten alone wasn't enough, and so I was placed astride it, wearing the Infamous Clo...

Wow, so many responses! I didn't have time to read them all, and I'm sure someone has highlighted this by now, but in case they haven't...
I hate to break it to you Wil, but you ARE Wil Fucking Wheaton. Whether you say it outwardly, think it, write it, or whatever. It's something you can't escape, hide, or pretend otherwise. No matter the situation, when you speak, Wil Wheaton speaks. It's the onerous curse of celebrity. Every time you add your commentary to something, your name and your celebrity precede your actual thoughts and statements.
Your voice carries a great deal of weight, whether you believe it or not. People look up to you, respect and listen to what you say, hell, they even idolize you. As sad as it is, this whole situation is being blown out of proportion simply because "Wil Wheaton" lost his temper.
You're handling it all just fine, but don't beat yourself up too much about it. After all, Wil Wheaton is just a geek. And geeks have feelings, too.

Last night, I was supposed to perform in the Thrilling Adventure Hour at Largo with a bunch of my friends, and a bunch of people who I really admire. Unfortunately, the sinus infection I was fighting all week had other plans, so I stayed home and rested on the couch with a screening of Repo Man....

When I was a dorky teenager, I was sort of thrust into the spotlight by Stand By Me and Star Trek. I've written before about how weird the whole thing was, and how uncomfortable a lot of the attention made me, but it wasn't all bad; I got to do some cool things, and meet some cool people as a re...

You know,
The growing acceptance of homosexuality has interesting parallels in the geek's struggle to find their place in the world. Now don't mistake me. What they suffer and have suffered is far worse than I ever underwent as a geek, but there are parallels that can be drawn.
To that end, I thank you Wil. I tried to squelch and suppress my inner geek for years beyond count. But, through your writing and people like you, Felicia Day, Jonathan Coulton, and Adam Savage, I have given my inner geek a big hug, and embraced my nerdy side. I feel an inner peace with myself that I haven't felt since I was a child.
Society has grown up enough to start embracing "our" differences, and so, I feel confident that someday, LGBTs will find their muse, and find a world ready to embrace them as well.
Peace.

James Randi says:Well, here goes. I really resent the term, but I use it because it’s recognized and accepted.I’m gay.From some seventy years of personal experience, I can tell you that there’s not much “gay” about being homosexual. For the first twenty years of my life, I had to live in the sha...

I don't like to work on the weekends if I can help it, but I'm doing Big Bang Theory all next week, and this keynote isn't going to write itself while I'm off being Evil Wil Wheaton, so here I am. When I write something, especially something this important, I spend most of my time letting ideas ...

Anne and I got to go see The Pee Wee Herman show last night. It was phenomenal, and I realized about 20 minutes into the show that I was sitting on the edge of my seat, grinning and jumping around like a little kid ... because that's pretty much how I used to watch Pee Wee's Playhouse. After the...

I agree with Joe. Switch over to Gmail and use the POP settings to pull your wilwheaton.net email into your Gmail account. Whether or not it ever becomes more than a backup is up to you, but it's nice to be able to access your stuff when sh*t hits the fan. Also, make friends with DropBox if you haven't already.

I took my Mac into the shop for some work last week, and for a variety of reasons that are as complex as they are boring, I haven't been able to get my wilwheaton.net e-mail since I dropped it off. If you've been trying to get in touch with me for business reasons, I'm not ignoring you; I just h...

$10 bucks says Wil's character is sickeningly-sweet, smotheringly-affectionate the morning after. Codex has to sneak out the bathroom window and run down the street in his kilt.
Great job! Season 4 can't come quickly enough!

I, uh, had trouble coming up with a title for this post. Sorry about that. So season Three of The Guild wrapped up this week, and if the feedback I'm getting via Twitter and e-mail is any indication, we can make a note here: HUGE SUCCESS. Felicia has a post at her blog where she talks in a spoil...

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I can't believe it's Friday, which means tomorrow is the weekend. Where did this week go, anyway? A few things I wanted to mention before I get busy: 1. If you'd told me a year ago that I'd be going to bed between 9 and 10 every night, then waking up entirely on my own between 6 and 7 the next m...

Holy crap! It's time for Memories of the Futurecast. Memories of the Future, Volume One, covers the first 13 episodes of TNG, so each week, I'm choosing something from one episode, and performing an excerpt for you. It will mostly be from the synopses, which is where I think the real humor of th...

OK, here is some debugging info that you might (or not) find useful. The offending MP3 that is replacing your Futurecast Episode 7 is called "03 Memories of the Futurecast_ Episo". Actually, Episode 9 comes across as "Memories of the Futurecast_ Episode", while all other eps are labeled correctly, *except* for episode 8 which is labeled "Memories of the Futurecast_ Episode 7".
I have no idea if this helps at all, as I have no experience with feeds like this. But, those are the files and how they are downloading on the feed.
BTW, please understand that I'm not nitpicking, or trying to be an ass. I really like your work, and I just want to be sure everyone gets a chance to enjoy it as you intended. I usually listen to your podcasts through your blog anyway, it's just that your feed is an easy way to archive them for later enjoyment. I know you're doing this in your own free time, and making them available for free, so feel free to e-cock punch me if I'm being a douche.

Holy crap! It's time for Memories of the Futurecast. Memories of the Future, Volume One, covers the first 13 episodes of TNG, so each week, I'm choosing something from one episode, and performing an excerpt for you. It will mostly be from the synopses, which is where I think the real humor of t...

FYI: Wil, instead of your Futurecast Episode 7, your feed has a snappy little music number. While your eps ARE toe-tappingly fantastic, this *might* not be exactly what you intended.
Keep up the great work.

Holy crap! It's time for Memories of the Futurecast. Memories of the Future, Volume One, covers the first 13 episodes of TNG, so each week, I'm choosing something from one episode, and performing an excerpt for you. It will mostly be from the synopses, which is where I think the real humor of t...

I stayed up way too late last night, waiting for Nolan to get home from the Horror thing at Universal. When I was younger, staying up until 3 was no big deal, but making it past midnight is a serious challenge, especially since my stupid brain insists on waking up between 7 and 8 no matter when ...

This was the ultimate highlight of my #PAX 2009, and watching it again just now brought tears to my eyes again. I'm not worthy of something this awesome. Thank you Jonathan, and Paul, and Storm, and Molly for making me feel cool. I <3 you guys.

It's redundant, cliché, and otherwise completely unoriginal...
I'm sorry, Wil. May you and your family find peace in the days to come. Ferris' life was better for knowing you, just as you were better for knowing her. Give thanks for the time you shared together and remember her well as your tears flow. We all loved Ferris through your writing, so be assured that we share your pain. Be well, good sir, Be well.

My dog Ferris, who was rescued from a bus stop in Monrovia by my wife Anne almost exactly 8 years ago, had a heart attack and died this morning. It happened very quickly, and I was with her, which is supposed to make me feel better, but at this moment all I can feel is nearly-unbearable sorrow, ...

Last week, I took Nolan to the 3 par golf course I played on all the time as a teenager for a round of what we call Bad Golf. The rules of Bad Golf are pretty simple: 1. If you completely blow it on a shot, you get an automatic do-over, no penalty. 2. If you miss the cup by a distance equal to...

"Hi, Gilbert. I'm a nerd too. I just found that out tonight. We have news for the beautiful people. There's a lot more of us then there are of you. I know there's alumni here tonight. When you went to Adams you might've been called a spazz, or a dork, or a geek. Any of you that have ever fel...

Who the hell cares what Adam Carolla thinks anyway? I enjoyed him in the "Man Show", but his experience with Wil probably runs more into his "LoveLine" gig.
Loveline caller: "Ummm, hi, this is Cindy, and this guy I saw on TV hasn't returned any of my fan mail. He played 'Wesley' on Star Trek, and I think he's bitchin'. I just want him to notice me, and, um, like I want to know what I should do?"
Adam: "Wil Wheaton? I know that guy! He totally stole my girlfriend! I was dating this hot blonde and then fucking 'Wesley' comes along, and drinks MY KOOL-AID! I HATE that guy! And get this, he FUCKING married her! What an asshole...."
Loveline caller: "Umm, how does this help me exactly?"
Adam: "Damn Wil Wheaton... gonna kick him in the nuts...."
Loveline: "Um, ok..."

"Hi, Gilbert. I'm a nerd too. I just found that out tonight. We have news for the beautiful people. There's a lot more of us then there are of you. I know there's alumni here tonight. When you went to Adams you might've been called a spazz, or a dork, or a geek. Any of you that have ever fel...

Memories of the Future should have been released already, but it was significantly delayed when I did a whole bunch of the "acting" part of the "Writer/Actor" multiclassing I've been doing for the last few levels. However, I took a giant leap toward release (wow, that sounds dirty) about 40 minu...